Pronouns: She/her
Best email: sama@ucsb.edu
Affiliation: UC Santa Barbara
Current position: Graduate student
County: Santa Barbara
How will you participate as a mentee: Both in-person and virtually
Going to the 2023 Conference? Yes, in person
How often can you meet? Monthly
Specializations: Chaparral restoration
Interests: Job opportunities, hearing about other’s work experiences, working with community members, DEI in restoration
Bio: Stephanie (she/her) is a plant community ecologist with a focus on southern California chaparral ecosystems. She is interested in applying her skills to help protect and restore local plant communities and to increase community engagement with science and research, especially among students and young restorationists and ecologists. Stephanie completed her B.S. at UC Davis, her M.A. at UC Santa Barbara, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Barbara in Dr. Carla D’Antonio’s lab where she is studying chaparral restoration and the impacts of drought on chaparral recovery following fire.
